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18 unnumbered pages : chiefly color illustrations Limited edition of 250 copies. Contributor list: Lady Gaga, Inez & Vinoodh, Ridley Scott, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Marina Abramovic, Martin Schoeller, Josephine Meckseper, Richard Phillips, Steven Klein, Ryan McGinley, Karl Lagerfeld, Massimo Vitali, Steven Meisel, Ed Ruscha, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Wood, Guido Mocafico, Mario Sorrenti, Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari, Doug Aitken, Tom Sachs. "Visionaire broke the Guinness World Record for the largest magazine ... with a Deluxe Edition at 57.48 x 79 inches ... In this history-making issue, Visionaire gives iconic artists and image-makers the forum to take their visions to a massive scale. No contemporary figure symbolizes 'Larger than life' more than global pop phenom Lady Gaga, who graces the front and back covers in two stunning portraits by photographers Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin. Other contributors to the issue include photographers Steven Klein, Steven Meisel, Mario Sorrenti, and Bruce Weber; artists Doug Aitken, Maurizio Cattelan & Pierpaolo Ferrari, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Ryan McGinley, Marilyn Minter, Rob Pruitt, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Sam Taylor-Wood, Josephine Meckseper & Richard Phillips, Marina Abramovic & Martin Schoeller, Guido Mocafico, and Massimo Vitali; fashion designer and photographer Karl Lagerfeld; and filmmaker Ridley Scott. Each one takes on 'Larger than life' in their own signature style." -- publsiher's website https://visionaireworld.com The 61st issue of this limited-edition art journal/collectible takes scale as its theme, and at five feet tall by seven feet wide, it claims the Guinness-certified title of the biggest magazine of all time. Naturally, larger-than-life pop star Lady Gaga graces the cover. Library also has the "Standard Edition" (126 x 92 cm) Issued with two black velcro straps to hold in rolled position, Library lacks straps? Stored, rolled, in cardboard tube (207 cm). Standard Edition housed in cardboard mailing box. Stored in Archives room 221. Both editions gift of Greg Foley, RISD Alumnus, AP 1991. Library has copy no. 6 of the Standard Edition.
ISBN
Visionaire61_largerthanlifedeluxe.pdf
Publication Date
2011
Imprint / Year
New York, NY : Visionaire Publishing LLC, [2011]
Measurements
201 x 146 cm
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
Publisher
Visionaire Publishing
City
New York
Keywords
fashion photographs; celebrities; magazines (periodicals); posters; large; Guinness World Record
Disciplines
Book and Paper
Recommended Citation
Gan, Stephan; Dean, Cecilia; Kaliardos, James; and Foley, Greg, "Visionaire 61: Larger Than Life Deluxe Edition" (2011). Visionaire. 9.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/specialcollections_periodicals_visionaire/9